Educator $100,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks
Description
- On-site at Alpha School locations: Phoenix, Arizona; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Austin, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; Houston, Texas; Park City (Salt Lake City), Utah
- $100,000 annual salary, paid weekly. Health benefits begin on day one
- Relocation assistance provided
The most powerful way to help a six-year-old who's struggling is to resist solving it for them. Instead, you guide them to figure it out themselves. If that approach feels counterintuitive to you, this role may not be the right fit.
Alpha operates differently than conventional schools. Academic learning happens through adaptive software, allowing students to progress at their individual pace. There are no lectures, no worksheets, and no standardized pacing for all. Your responsibility is to ensure a small group of K-2 students eagerly arrives each morning, achieves their weekly learning targets, and develops life skills that many adults have never mastered.
You'll facilitate hands-on sessions covering public speaking, concentration, and feedback skills with children ages five through seven. You'll support students as they navigate their learning applications—not by providing solutions, but by cultivating the problem-solving mindset they need to persist independently. Success looks like this: 100% of your students reach their weekly targets, and 90% rate you as someone they genuinely enjoy learning from.
This role is not about supervising children using computers. It's rigorous, results-oriented coaching where student progress is continuously monitored, every interaction produces measurable results, and your effectiveness is reflected in concrete data rather than subjective impressions. If you're convinced that children have unlimited potential and that traditional schooling constrains them, this is your opportunity to demonstrate it.
What you will be doing
- Facilitating one-hour life skills sessions on subjects such as public speaking, focus, and feedback exchange with a small cohort of K-2 students
- Supporting students as they work through adaptive learning software by guiding them to develop problem-solving strategies rather than providing direct answers
- Conducting motivational sessions using Alpha's system (including school currency, leaderboards, and goal-setting frameworks) to ensure 100% of students meet their weekly learning objectives
- Administering and overseeing mastery-based evaluations (Test2Pass) to validate that students have genuinely acquired each skill
- Examining curriculum and session plans daily, then tailoring your approach based on individual student profiles, interests, and performance metrics
What you will NOT be doing
- Teaching traditional classroom lessons or presenting academic material (students complete academics via software; you focus on life skills and motivation)
- Creating original lesson plans or building curriculum from the ground up (Alpha supplies curriculum and instructional playbooks; you provide execution and enthusiasm)
- Reducing standards when students face challenges (Alpha's approach requires every student to demonstrate mastery; accepting 90% proficiency is not permitted)
- Handling parent correspondence or managing campus operations (these responsibilities belong to the Campus Lead)
Key responsibilities
Guide a small group of K-2 students to develop life skills and achieve their academic targets each week.
Candidate requirements
- Bachelor's degree in any field
- A minimum of 3 years working with children ages 4 to 8 in educational settings, afterschool programs, coaching roles, or comparable environments
- Demonstrated ability leading organized activities for groups of young children that balance clear standards with strong engagement
- Availability to work on-site at an Alpha campus in Phoenix, Arizona; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Park City (Salt Lake City), Utah; Austin, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; or Houston, Texas
- Availability to participate in a paid training program at our Austin, Texas campus
- Legal authorization to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship
Nice to have
- Experience in youth sports coaching, theater instruction, or camp leadership where you balanced engagement with accountability
- History of using data or metrics to monitor student or participant outcomes and refine your methods
- Proven ability to accept feedback and implement visible changes to your practices based on it
- Knowledge of growth mindset coaching methods or positive behavior frameworks for young children
You will be working for
Applying for a role? Here’s what to expect.
Crossover's skill assessment process combines innovative AI power with decades of human research, to take the guesswork, human bias, and pointless filters out of recruiting high-performing teams.
Chat-style
screening interview.
Cognitive 
aptitude test.
Prove real-world 
job skills.
Interview with the hiring manager.
Pass
proctored test.
Accept job offer.
Frequently asked questions
About the role
Reviews
Meet some people who've landed similar jobs
Recruitment sucks. So we’re fixing it.
The Olympics of work
It’s super hard to qualify—extreme quality standards ensure every single team member is at the top of their game.
Premium pay for premium talent
Over 50% of new hires double or triple their previous pay. Why? Because that’s what the best person in the world is worth.
Shortlist by skills, not bias
We don’t care where you went to school, what color your hair is, or whether we can pronounce your name. Just prove you’ve got the skills.
Join the world's largest community of 
AI-first remote workers.